Kamen Rider tops the Japanese box office again, with this final phase of the Heisei Era putting a cap on the current chapter of their long-running superhero franchise. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders came in at #1 on the charts last week, surpassing the success of last year's annual winter crossover event, proving the lone masked heroes (when brought together so as not to be quite so lone anymore) still have what it takes to capture an audience.
As previously mentioned, the film gathers the title heroes from several past incarnations of the long and storied Rider saga, returning a number of lead stars (and multiple supporting actors) to our screens for one last hurrah (for now). Among them were Fukushi Sato as Gentaro aka high school student...

Fists are flying in this episode of Kamen Rider Build. After a slightly weaker entry for the previous week, we come back as strong as ever with another fantastic installment in this series that continues to rock my socks. Build, where have you been all my life?
Returning us to where we left off, Episode 6 begins with Ryuuga continuing to follow Tatsuya, whom he had deliberately re-infected with Smash essence, turning him back into a brainwashed monster. And wouldn't you know it, we've found the bad guys' lair in the sixth freaking episode of this series, continuing Build's trend of taking the rule book and torching it on a pyre of flaming tropes and modern cliches. Good riddance!
After Ryuuga finds himself surrounded, Build comes through with a surprising rescue. Despite getting kn...

We are back, listeners. Sorry about the wait. It's been a hectic summer for all of Team HJU, but we've returned... are ready to activate our drivers and strike a pose! We're here to talk about Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Gaim, rock the latest Kamen Rider Taisen, then close out with some geekery that involved toys, Ultraman, and Cyborg 009.
Click on and enjoy!
Our Heisei & Showa Era Podcasters are as follows:
Keith Justice
IgaDevil
Vangelus
Lynxara
Special thanks to the Famous IGADEVIL! for this episode's graphic and the kickass graphic you'll see on your mp3 player while you play this episode.
Special thanks to forum member Jon Fuu [Soundcloud] [YouTube]. Without his post-production work, there would be no show.
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